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Jez

Jez

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Without going into too much detail this unit has caught my eye as an utter bargain. I have not really ever bothered looking at digital projectors but a big part of me really really fancies the whole tinyness of them, and the fact that they are zero maintenance and point and go :)

What do people think of this unit? Its specs look much better than i expected possible in a digital for the budget at 5500:1 contrast, and 1280*720 native, along with an impressive array of connectivity options, i could happily feed this at its native and scale using my current HTPC, so the high native resolution isnt that much of a concern SD wise, and ideal once HD material becomes more wide spread.

So, would you? They seem to be available for £1000 including shipping on "buy it now", i'd be switching from a decent 8" CRT unit, but would stand to make £2000 in the process which would be very handy as i am purchasing a house very soon, and i would have the ease of such a compact unit and never have to worry about convergence ever again! :)
 
Why would you want a projector with a fixed native of 1920*1080 :eek: there will be nothing to feed it and all you will end up doing is scaling everything hugely. I wouldnt bother :) 1280*720 seems ideal for a fixed resolution for the moment.

What i am concerned about is the switch from my current projector, but i just dont think i can resist the combination of the cash i would make from the switch, and the fact that digitals are soo easy to use and move around if necessary etc. Not to mention that i would save space.
 
I think this is all going to lead to me having to have a demo, mcmad where did you demo those 2 units?
 
Thanks for the input, i really think i am going to have to demo one before i decide, as you say its a 1k brand new projector, its got to be a huge step down from an 808 :(

All i have to decide is whether the step down in quality is small enough that it wont bug me, as i am used to the 808 quality of image.
 
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